​New Land Rover Defender Octa: Most Powerful Defender’s design, engine, features in images

New Land Rover Defender Octa: Most Powerful Defender’s design, engine, features in images

Land Rover India has just launched the new Defender Octa in the Indian market with prices starting from Rs 2.59 crores (ex-showroom). The new Defender Octa is the flagship SUV in the Defender lineup and is the most powerful and Luxurious Defender ever.

Land Rover India has also Defender Octa edition one alongside the Octa. This model will be available through the first year of production priced at Rs 2.79 crores (ex-showroom). The Edition One Octa is much more off-road biased version and will get few changes. Bookings will officially open soon.

The Defender Octa is based on the Defender 110 and features significant upgrades which includes enhanced dynamics, improved off-road capability, a redesigned suspension system, chassis refinements, and off-road-specific exterior enhancements.

The Defender Octa is offered in four paint schemes, featuring two exclusive premium metallic finishes - Petra Copper and Faroe Green, as well as Carpathian Grey and Charente Grey. Customers can also opt for matte finish with a protective film.

Moving on to the sides, it sports exclusive 22-inch wheels wrapped in all-season tires, while the Edition One comes with 20-inch wheels fitted with off-road tires. ‘Octa’ badging adorns the C-pillars, and the tailgate and roof feature a sleek gloss-black finish.

Design-wise, It gets re-designed front and rear bumpers for better approach and departure angles and the front grill revised for improved airflow. It gets the same LED headlights and taillights but the Octa additionally gets an encircled diamond graphic which shows a black diamond within a titanium disc on the panel behind the rear window. The Octa's height has been raised by 28mm, the track has widened by 68mm, and the wheel arches have been extended to fit larger off-road alloy wheels.

The Defender Octa features a ‘6D Dynamic’ suspension system. It’s a hydraulic system that connects dampers across the vehicle, enabling active management of pitch and roll without a traditional anti-roll bar. This setup ensures sufficient wheel articulation for demanding off-road conditions while maintaining on-road performance and comfort.

The SUV also features longer and tougher wishbones and the quickest steering rack of any Defender yet which improves reaction times over extreme terrain and on the track. It also gets a new Octa setting, which, in addition to priming the SUV for the toughest trails has a dedicated off-road launch mode built in.

Moving inside, it gets the same interior layout as the standard model, aside from a few added features. Customers can choose between Burnt Sienna and Ebony, or Light Cloud and Lunar. The Octa Edition One only has a Khaki and Ebony interior. The front seats now get improved bolster support and integrated headrests, it also features Land Rover’s Body and Soul Seat audio technology, which synchronizes seat vibrations with the music playing through the SUV’s 700W, 15-speaker, Meridian surround sound system.

The Defender Octa is powered by BMW-sourced 4.4-litre, twin-turbo V8 engine with mild-hybrid tech. The engine puts out 635hp of power and 750Nm of torque, with torque output increasing to 800 nm with launch control. It comes paired with an 8-speed automatic gearbox can sprint from 0-100 kph in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 250 kph (both claimed).